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The Jungle Deep

Rallen paused at the distant crack of thunder, waiting for an echo that never came. Frowning, he turned his face to the wind and tasted something foul, a faint tang of ash and acid. Up ahead, Corrick continued striding towards the ruined tower, his cloak flapping madly behind him. This was an abandoned place. Rallen caught up just as Corrick reached the broken archway that led into the tower. The other ranger turned.   ‘I don’t understand, Corrick. This watchtower hasn’t been manned in decades.’ ‘I suspect that is about to change.’ Rallen shook his head. ‘We’ve been at peace with Lorenthia for generations. The king’s sister is married to…’ His voice trailed off as he saw his friend’s pain. ‘Corrick?’ Corrick shook his head slowly. ‘Just follow.’ The ranger turned through the arch, and Rallen quickly followed. Inside, shafts of sunlight reached down through the cracks in the roof to guide their way. They climbed slowly up the worn stairs that still circled around the inside of the t...

Turn 24 - Days 143 to 155 - Killingtara

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The true motivations of the cult of Sisyn have been revealed : they are the  Whispers from Beyond , and are now enemies to Godric's Seven, for even if they intend to raise all the heroes of long-forgotten Tara for their defense, the Rangers of Alladore cannot let the Vale be swamped by the undead. At Mankhundun, the company already learned much about the elusive and long-vanished Taran civilisation.  A surprisingly advanced Hu-Man civilisation - not the first one the Rangers have encountered since the fight against the Deep began - they appear to have been great builders of underground cities, if the warrens that are the foundations of present day Mankhundun are to be believed. There are important but still elusive links between these ancient Tarans, and the Death God Sisyn.  Today's worshippers of Sisyn seem to see, in Taran mass burial grounds, a ready source of their undead legions.   The Tarans sought, for some reason, to stamp out Sisyn's cult in a d...